Many of us have built good, comfortable lives by doing the ‘right’ things. And then, one day we wake up and realize our growing unhappiness is because the life we are living is not really our own.
This book explores how to get out of that trap.
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Formats: 45-90 minute Keynote, breakout or workshop – live, virtual or hybrid
Most leaders struggle with productivity, engagement, and retention among their teams and, despite their best efforts, results continue to disappoint. Weary, frustrated and burnt out, leaders often give up and settle into the standard approaches and relying on hope as their strategy to build effective teams.
Steve Fredlund, the Safari Dude, has the insights and methods you need to finally see better results. As an award-winning actuary who has studied the data on more than 150,000 global employees, Steve has gained unique insights into what drives productivity, engagement, and retention. Steve has ignited a movement, known as The Safari Way, that has transformed leaders, teams, and organizations around the world.
In this keynote presentation, Steve shares the principles and strategies he’s learned from building and leading teams on six African safaris and within Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and nonprofits. You will discover effective team-building strategies that increase results, collaboration and culture so, like leading a safari on the Serengeti, you can create a successful and epic adventure for your team.
This presentation is a must-attend for anyone looking to transform their leadership skills and improve the performance of their team. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the most sought-after team-building experts in the industry!
Key Takeaways
After the talk, the audience will:
Understand what does (and does not) drive productivity, engagement, and retention.
Be equipped to enhance hiring and management processes to improve business results
Be equipped to supplement leadership training programs to cultivate alignment and connection
Formats: Keynote, breakout or workshop – live, virtual or hybrid
Sample audiences: All-employee groups, independent workers, solopreneurs, students
Sample events: Agent training, school assemblies, chamber of commerce gala
Do you know the pain that comes from being unhappy even in the midst of your good life? On paper everything is great, but inside you are a bit of a mess? You tried so hard year after year to do the right thing, believing those right choices would lead to a happy life; yet here you are with that external good life and internal discontentment. Steve knows that feeling all too well and was fortunate to figure out how to escape what he calls, “The Good Life Trap.”
As a recovering long-time actuary, Steve conducted his own research and has studied what truly drives our happiness – not those momentary bursts of laughter – but that core contentment that brings us joy, assurance and confidence in knowing we are the heroes of our own epic adventure, living the life we want, with the people we need. This is “The Safari Way” and it will change your life.
Steve’s passion combined with several experiences leading East African safaris results in a fun, entertaining and insightful talk that will be discussed by audience members for years to come and they pursue their authentic epic adventure.
The Safari Way is a movement of individuals, teams and organizations around the world who are finding greater happiness and success. Through the lens of an African safari, Steve shares insights from his research as an HR actuary through the lens of his epic travel adventures. HIs speaking motivates and empowers audiences to become personally more happy and collectively more collaborative and effective.
After the talk, the audience will:
Realize the similarities between their life and an African safari
Understand how the data proves that alignment & connection are the drivers of happiness
Have clear steps to recognize and escape the Good Life Trap
Have clear steps to take immediately to begin their journey to greater happiness
Keynote or Breakout
Do you want to become a more successful and happier leader? Are you tired of dealing with unproductive, disengaged employees who don’t stick around? Steve Fredlund (The Safari Dude) has the answer — Get the “Right Peeps in Your Jeeps”!
For three decades, Steve has been a leader in corporate, nonprofit and entrepreneurial environments. His actuarial analysis of Human Resources data uncovered surprising insights about employee behavior including what actually drives productivity, engagement and retention.
Through compelling personal stories from African safaris, Steve will challenge your current understanding about the “peeps” you need in your “jeep” and help you identify who they really are. He will share the methods given to his coaching clients to find, attract, invite, onboard and connect them to become part of your epic team – fully aligned and on mission together!
Great leaders are on an epic adventure. Discover their powerful secret about building productive and engaged teams who stick around and work together.
After this talk, the audience will:
Format: 30 to 90-minute keynote or breakout
This program can be dialed up or down between humor and information, making the customized talk perfect for:
Join the thousands of leaders, event organizers and others connected with the Safari Dude striving to make their adventure more epic!